Shutting Down the System

Use the everRun Availability Console to shut down the everRun system. Doing so performs an orderly shutdown by first shutting down the virtual machines (VMs) and then the physical machines (PMs). Use only this method to shutdown the everRun system. Make sure both PMs are running before shutting down.

To shut down the everRun system

1. Confirm that both PMs are running so that the disks can synchronize between nodes.
2. Select System in the left-hand navigation panel.
3. Click the Shutdown button. A warning appears: It will shut down the entire system and stop one or more VMs! Click Yes to shutdown or No to cancel the shutdown. After clicking Yes, a second warning appears, asking you to confirm the shutdown. Click Yes (again) to shutdown or No to cancel the shutdown.

You can observe some of the shutdown process in the Dashboard and the masthead of the everRun Availability Console as the system's PMs sequentially enter maintenance mode (for information on maintenance mode, see Maintenance Mode). When the system shuts down completely, though, the everRun Availability Console is unavailable and the masthead displays Lost Communication.

After the system shuts down, you lose the connection to the console. If the everRun system cannot shutdown completely, a VM may not be shutting down properly. Do one of the following to shut down the VM:

• Use the VM console or a remote desktop application to log on to the VM. Use operating system commands to shut down the VM.
• Log on to the everRun Availability Console. Click Virtual Machines in the left-hand navigation panel, select the VM, and then click Power Off.

Related Topics

Managing the Operation of a Virtual Machine

The everRun Availability Console

The System Page

Using the everRun Availability Console